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(No Model.)

0. J. MOORE.

GATE.-

% Patented Oct. 2, 1883.

UNITED ST TES VCANTNELL J. MOORE,

OF \VEBSTER, IOWA.

GATE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 285,830, dated October2, 1882. Application filed May 4,1 883. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, QANTNELL J ONES MOORE,

: a citizen of the United States, residing at Web- To this end myinvention consists in certain novel improvements in the construction andcombination of devices, all as hereinafter fully set forth and claimed.

' In theaccompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of myimproved gate in a partly-closed position, and-Fig. 2 is a detail 7 viewof the latch.

Like letters refer to corresponding parts in all the figures.

Referring to the drawings, A A designate the gate posts or standards,suitably secured in the ground. The standard A forms the end of thefence, while the other standard or gatepost is adapted to permit thefree passage of the gate. Both of the standards or posts are formed oftwo pieces connected together so as to leave an open space, a a betweenthe portions of the post.

A guidebar, 13, connects the upper ends of the two posts A A together,and on said bar runs a roller, 0, which is journaled in the upper end ofa standard, D, by which the fr0nt end of the gate E is suspended. Thisstandard is extended up from the body of the gate, and is formed ofstrips connected together lengthwise, so as to form a space, (1.

The rear end of the gate is provided with a standard, F, similar inconstruction to D, the upper end of standard F curving outwardly, asshown. A roller, G, is journaled in said standard, and serves to suspendthe rear end of the gate, said roller running upon a second guidebar, H,lower than guide-bar B, and supported at one end in a post, I, and atthe other end in the standard A. An inclined rod, J, connects thestandards D F together.

The gate E is of the usual construction,

loop, 1?, is attached. ranged a suitable distance from the ground, so

of the pieces, f, is secured between the parts v of standard A. a

K designates the gate-latch, which is formed of a horizontal rod pivotedin short standards 9 g. This rod is formed of two portions havingextending lugs which overlap each other between the standards gg, sothat when the gate is shut with force it will not rebound, as thecoacting parts of the latch form a springlike pressure for said latch.The outer end of the latch is formed with anotch, h, which fits over arod, 1', journaled in the standard A.

L L designate posts placed infront of and on a line with standard A, butsome distance from it, as shown, said post having arms M extending outtherefrom so as to project over the driveway. Pulleys l m are journaledin openings of the arms M, a rope, N, passing from pulley 1 around apulley, n, journaled on the end of rod Q, thence to the upper end ofstandard F at the rear end of the gate, while a similar rope, 0, passesfrom pulley at around a pulley, 0, journaled in the standard A, thenceto a pulley, P, attached to the rod J, where it connects with the latchK, as shown. Before reaching the 'pulley l? the ropes O O are connectedtogether, one of the ropes pass ing down to. the latch, while the otherrope connects with standard D. As shown, each side of the gate isprovided wit-h the posts, arms, pulleys, and ropes of the aforesaidconstruction and arrangement, in order that the gate may be operatedfrom either side.

The operation of my gate may be readily understood from the foregoingdescription, taken in connection with the annexed drawis shown, theropes N O are connected together at q, forming a knot or stop to which aThis loop should be aras to be convenient for access, and should be usedin moving the gate. Suppose the gate to be closed, drawing on rope 0brings knot q away from pulley m, and draws said rope 0 over pulleys m0P. At the pulley P the pullbeast or cattle.

ing of the rope lifts the latch of the gate by means of a downwardextension of said rope. A continuous pull on the rope O by means of loopP will then cause the gate to slide laterally until it reaches the openposition. To close the gate pull on the other rope, N, in the samemanner, and the gate will be found to close readily. A rod, Q, issecured to the upper part of the standards A A, and serves to guide thestandard D of the gate in its sliding movements.

It is obvious that numerous modifications can be made in theconstruction of the parts without departing from the spirit or scope ofmy invention.

By my iiwention I have provided a device that can be pulled open or shutin a direct? line without any angular motion, and that willi operatewith the least possible friction. It can be opened with ease by pullingon theloop; P, while, when closed, it cannot be opened by Havingdescribed my invention, what I claim as new is- The combination of thestandards AA, connected by the guide-bar B, post I, and guide-bar H,with the gate haviugstandards D F, provided with rollers running on saidguide-bars, post L, having pulleys Z m journalcd inv an extensionthereof, the gate-latch K, formed of two horizontal portions havingextended lugs which overlap each other, and pivoted in the gate, andcords passing from the pulleys Z on to the standards I) F, the frontcords connecting with the latch, as herein shown and described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in presence of two witnesses.

OANTN ELL JONES MOORE.

Vitnesses:

JOHN E. Porn, FRANK H. MILLER.

